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[unitas]

[ It's obvious this is being filmed in one of the many temples, all cool hard stone behind her, and, given the subject matter of the video, most likely to be Hope's. Sharon does not look pleased. Furious might be the better descriptor but it's a calm sort of fury. There are a few spatters of dark blood on her cheeks, dried and cracking; old. She has no wounds just stains and memories. She leans in towards the lens and whispers: ]

So, which one of you fuckers killed me? [ Her killer could reply, he might not, but she won't stop until she finds him and returns the favor. ]

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[torrefied]

[Sharon's furious? GUESS WHO ELSE.]

What?

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[unitas]

Don't worry. [ She keeps her voice tight. Death ain't nothing but a chicken wing. ] I'm going to make certain to return the favor.

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[circumitus]

When the fuck did that happen?

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[unitas]

When we were all pretending to live normal lives. [ When she wasn't Sharon da Silva the Mother of God but just Sharon. Or Heather. Or Kathy. Or the Street Artist. ] Flipped his shit the moment he saw someone he thought looked like him in my work.

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[notimpervious]

[This is the first instance of a revival that Brennan has witnessed, so she is less concerned about the who and why (the who is being addressed, and the why will follow) and more concerned with... how this even works.]

Were you conscious throughout the resurrection process?

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[unitas]

[ Oh no. No. That is not a question she's going to answer, not while she can barely think straight without seeing red. Fire. Vengeance. ]

Why not kill yourself and find out that way? [ A simple 'Fuck you' might have sufficed but nah. Sorry, Brennan. ]

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[torrefied]

What the hell kind of question is that?

[beanstalk]

So don't tag buildings.

[unitas]

The next time I see you, I'm breaking your nose, just fyi. Asshole.

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[closerift]

One of the residents killed you?

[ Hell hath no fury like a woman who is overprotective of her lady friend!! ]

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[unitas]

Yeah, he went completely psycho on me. Fucking nutjob. [ She sounds harsh but, in reality, she's just attempting to cope. ]

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[dedikated]

( Oh good grief, talk about a flashback. )

... Again?

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[unitas]

[ Kate. Kate. Fucking Kate! ]

You make it sound like I have a habit of dying. I've only been killed... twice now. This time it wasn't even for a good reason.

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[greywaren]

why would anyone kill you

youre so friendly and cheerful all the time

[Now is not the time, Ronan.]

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[unitas]

I'm going to go ahead and pretend I didn't see that so I don't have to go out of my way to punch you in the fucking face. For Adam's sake.

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[theperfectcrime]

You were murdered? That sounds awful.

[The more pervading question is how she's still alive, but...

He supposed he'll be hiding his face for awhile, if Mello doesn't get to him first.

...Although the second more pervading question is how she knows L. Back in the made up world, it was a face she just made up. But now she claims it's L.

Now he's got questions that will have to go unanswered for a time.]

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[unitas]

Oh, does it? I thought it sounded like sunshine and fucking daisies. Thanks, Mr. Obvious.

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[lifetothefullest]

[He wants to offer condolences, because that's the appropriate thing to do, but somehow the tone of this post and her other responses make him think that wouldn't be appreciated. So instead he'll just go onto the next thing that comes to mind about this--]

Did this happen during the event?

[Because really? Really? In imaginary perfect life suburbia dreamland people in this place are still jumping to murder?]

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[unitas]

[ It's amazing that she refrains from sarcastically replying. Her words are tight. ]

You bet. Looks like even in lala land we've got psychos among us.

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[survivorsguilt]

[What the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. She may not know Sharon super well, but she's nice, and funny, and Ellie is fuming. What a network post to wake up to.]

I swear to god, if I find out, I will fuck them up.

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[unitas]

Don't you fucking dare do a single thing, Ellie. [ That scares her. Ellie isn't a child, Sharon can tell because when you've been forced to grow up young, you can see it in others, but she doesn't want the teen to get hurt doing something to avenge her.

She's got this.

Really.

She hopes. ]

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[braveoff]

[ Enter an actual cop, who looks very serious. ]

Can you describe your killer? Anything you remember could be helpful. Appearance, demeanor, anything distinctive like if they had an accent or tattoos. If you got a look at him I know an artist that might be able to do a sketch off your description.

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[unitas]

[ More cop style questions. No. ]

Dark hair, dark eyes, general I'm a huge creep kind of vibes. He had a... a camera. He was taking pictures. [ That means something but her time in Pleasant Valley was mostly a vagrant one and school wasn't something she attended much of before she dropped out. ] And I don't need an artist to take a sketch, I can do it myself.

[ That's not meant to be haughty. Technically, she's already done it. In fact, a picture text comes through. It's a sketch book page of a man with those same descriptors. He holds a similar appearance to another person but not enough to really mean something to her. It's fairly accurate as well, realistic enough that should someone spot him, they'd recognize him. ]

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[unknowable]

It would be stupid to ask if you're okay. Is there anything I can do?

[It seems like Sharon and half the people responding have the revenge angle covered, which is fine - perhaps surprisingly, it's something Adam is fairly good at, but he's just as good at getting out of the way for someone else.

But he's worried about her. It's not great to hear that your friend has been killed. Again.]

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[unitas]

I... I don't think so. I don't think there's anything anyone can, or should, do. It's my problem, I'll deal with it.

[ Especially now that probably the most important person in here has a connection to Beyond and they're not getting along at the moment because of it. It's like dying wasn't enough to hurt her, the world had to go that extra mile. ]

But thanks, Adam. It means... [ You know, a lot. ]

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[so_dark_a_road]

[ Curufin's been in Hope's temple before. Not on his own account, but for friends, for family members, and for his lover. To his senses, the cold stone exudes an air of devastation, and for him, it always will. (Though this is not perhaps in the design of the temple but in the heart of one who has waited in grief for the return of those he cares about.) And now the desolation strikes him again. And this despite the fact that Sharon doesn't look all that bad, just very, very angry. As well he can understand! ]

Sharon! Let me know if you need anything. Meantime. . . [ Swiftly reading the comments of all who chimed in before him. ] . . . dark hair, dark eyes, camera, and an obsession with other people's graffiti?

[ And he knows she doesn't much approve of the Guard, but that description will go out to all Guard members on the emergency app. ]

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[unitas]

[ The anger from the video seems to dissolve when she speaks, voice cooler, empty. ] That was just the him from that illusion and if you went by that descriptor, it's possible to mistake someone else for him. I'm going to take care of it. On my own.

[ But it's... a huge surprise to see a number of people that seem to give at least a little bit of a shit about what she went through. She figured maybe Cecily and Mello, Rey maybe, but the response has been heartfelt.

Even if she may have just ruined her relationship. The only one she's ever had. ]

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[elegant_and_proud]

[She's only spoken to Sharon the one time, but she has seen her around on the network and appreciates the pragmatic streak she's observed here and there, in between all the anger and obscenities. Plus, that's a bizarre reason to kill someone. She's hardly in a place to judge people for the act of taking a life, but she can still judge the irrationality behind this.]

How disturbing. I'm sorry that happened to you.

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[unitas]

It's nothing. [ Uh, which is a complete lie and it's pretty obvious by the way she's reacting on unprivate texts and video. ]

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[thechoiceisyours]

[He wishes this sort of thing was still surprising, but it's not. Still, it doesn't make him any less concerned for his friend, or any less pissed that this happened.]

Let me know if um, there's anything I can do, okay?

[He knows she doesn't do the pity thing, so he doesn't offer any condolences, but he does want to help if he can.]

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[unitas]

There isn't, Chris, but... Thanks. [ It sounds like, surprisingly, that she means it. A lot. ]

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[hearthebell]

[Well, shit.

How did he know? L knows that it's probably unwise to reply to this, because it's likely to draw ire to the guy some people might call the Frankenstein who created the monster.]

Your murder seems to have sparked sufficient outrage. That should please you.

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[unitas]

I wasn't looking for outrage, I was looking for who killed me. The fact that people are upset about my death means much less to me than knowing who did it.

[ which she, of course, does. ]

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[noctyourking]

[ The waitress......... Noct spent some significant time staring at the picture of the paused video post as he recollects his time in her diner. The experience of being utterly happy and delusional leaves his chest feeling tight. Soon enough it was revealed to all be a lie and the lot of them were fooled. However, what she says puzzles him and concerns him. ]

... Sharon..? [ Not that they were ever properly introduced, but he knows her name from the shared delusion. ] What happened?

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[unitas]

[ Wait, it's... the gentleman from the diner, right? Back when things were supposed to just be normal. Not... Not what it became. She shakes her head at him, swallowing a tight lump. ]

I died. [ She shrugs like it's nothing. But it is. It is. ] I guess that's what happens when you paint pictures of people you don't even recognize really. Crazy fucker.